Recap: Best New Music From Boston and New England of 2017 – Songs 51-100


Our recap of music from Boston/New England of 2018 is on its way! In the meantime, here’s a roundup of another 50 songs out of Boston / New England of 2017 we liked (see parts 1-3 of recap here).
 

Pt. 4: 51-70

Rick Rude, Bugjar, Under Atoms, Patient Minds, Burnt Belief, Grassy Knolls, The Max Tribe, Dazey and the Scouts, Downtown Boys, Creaturos, Black Beach, Mike Sim, Ryan Kayhart, Dimples, Bilge Rat, Crippled Beggar, Missionary Work, SEA, Mini Dresses, Blue Heron


Pt. 5: 71-87

Sweeps, Dr. Quandary, Honey Cutt, Medical Maps, Michael Barrett, Milk, Exit Order, Future Spa, Rivener, Pumpkin Bread, Junius, What Cheer? Brigade, Hayley Thompson-King, Dzo-nga, Modern Painters, Elder, The Rupert Selection


Pt. 6: 88-100

Bent Knee, Pile, Notches, Test Meat, Lenderson, Lady Pills, Birdgangs, Birdwatching, Really From, Baron, WIMP, June Bloom
 

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